"ethylene"

New Star Fruits Company owner had devised a method to introduce ethylene gas into the storage facility for fruit ripening.

Ethylene being a natural hormone, it does not post health hazards unlike Carbide which is banned under Food Safety and Standards Regulations.

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials on Thursday imposed a penalty of Rs 1,000 on four fruit vendors for using ethylene, also called ‘China powder’, to ripen the fruits. The GHMC food inspectors during an inspection at fruit markets located in Kothapet, Jambagh and Charminar, caught the vendors who were artificially ripening the […]